TE Ortega gets call from Saints, then bad news on Taylor

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A former University of Miami player who was signed to the Saints practice squad Tuesday, Ortega talked about his ...

A former University of Miami player who was signed to the Saints practice squad Tuesday, Ortega talked about his close relationship with Washington Redskins safety Sean Taylor, who died Tuesday after being shot in the leg early Monday in his South Florida home.

Ortega was a high school teammate of Taylor’s at Gulliver Prep Academy in suburban Miami and the two roomed together for two years during their time with the hometown Hurricanes. Ortega, a high school quarterback, threw a pair of touchdown passes to Taylor in the 2000 Florida Class 2A state championship game.